Macomber, William F., 1921-2008
Scholar known for his cataloging of and articles about eastern manuscripts. A former Jesuit, he studied at Harvard and the Gregorian University and Oriental Institute in Rome; he taught in Baghdad at Baghdad College (1951-1952), Jāmiʻat al-Ḥikmah (1962-1964), and St. Peter’s Seminary (1965-1968), then served as extraordinarius professor of liturgy at the Oriental Institute in Rome from 1967-1974. He served as a cataloger for the EMML project at the Hill Museum & Manuscript Library, as well as working on cataloging projects for Brigham Young University.
- HMML ID
- 818071633940
- PURL
- LC name
- Macomber, William F.
- HMML name
- Macomber, William F., 1921-2008
- Library of Congress
- VIAF
Variants
- Macomber, William Francis
Name elements
- Given names
- William
- Family names
- Macomber
Personal information
- Birth date
- 1921-07-27
- Death date
- 2008-12-06
- Centuries
- 20th century CE
- Gender
- Males
- Place residence
- Associated countries
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- Fields of activity
- Languages
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- Affiliation
- Employer
General notes
- Citations
- "The Nachlass of William Macomber (1921-2008)," hmmlorientalia, December 13, 2011, https://hmmlorientalia.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/the-nachlass-of-william-macomber-1921-2008/.
Preferred citation
"Macomber, William F., 1921-2008." HMML Authority File. Hill Museum & Manuscript Library. Last modified January 30, 2023. https://w3id.org/haf/person/818071633940
Change notes
- Date added
- 2023-01-30
- Last edited
- 2023-01-30